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Restricting meal intake in 10-hour window may boost health

Restricting meal intake in 10-hour window may boost health

02-09-2018  comments

Limiting daily food intake to a 10-hour window could help restore metabolic balance and reduce the risk of health problems, even when the body's internal biological clock is disrupted, according to a study led by Indian-origin researcher Satchidananda…

Apple's self-driving car meets first accident

Apple's self-driving car meets first accident

01-09-2018  comments

An Apple self-driving vehicle was involved in a road accident during testing in California, suffering moderate damage in what is being described as the company's first reported crash involving its autonomous test fleet.

According to a report…

New vaccine to offer treatment for acne

New vaccine to offer treatment for acne

30-08-2018  comments

People suffering from acne could have a new treatment option in the future, as researchers are exploring a potential vaccine that targets toxins produced by acne-causing bacteria.

Unlike conventional vaccines that target invading pathogens,…

India's first manned space mission to send 3 persons

India's first manned space mission to send 3 persons

28-08-2018  comments

India's first manned space mission, Gaganyaan, is expected to carry three astronauts, including a woman, into space for seven days and place the spacecraft in a low Earth orbit at an altitude of 300-400 km.

Giving details of the programme…

SpiceJet operates India's first flight partially powered by bio-fuel

SpiceJet operates India's first flight partially powered by bio-fuel

27-08-2018  comments

Budget airline SpiceJet on Monday successfully operated India's first test flight partially powered by biofuel, marking a significant step towards the use of cleaner fuels in the aviation sector.

A SpiceJet Q400 aircraft operated the test…

Facebook fixes bug that marked some posts as spam

Facebook fixes bug that marked some posts as spam

25-08-2018  comments

Facebook on Saturday said it had fixed a technical bug that caused some users' posts to be incorrectly flagged as spam and removed from the platform.

The social media company apologised for the problem and said the affected posts had been…

NASA launching laser satellite to study Earth's changing ice

NASA launching laser satellite to study Earth's changing ice

24-08-2018  comments

NASA is preparing to launch a laser-equipped satellite next month that will measure changes in the height of Earth's polar ice with unprecedented precision, helping scientists better understand how rapidly the ice sheets of Greenland and Antarctica…

Facebook bans app that misused data of 4 mn users

Facebook bans app that misused data of 4 mn users

23-08-2018  comments

Facebook has banned a third-party application called "myPersonality" after finding that the personal information of nearly four million users may have been improperly shared with researchers and companies, the social media giant said on…

Google Assistant to now read 'good news' of the day

Google Assistant to now read 'good news' of the day

22-08-2018  comments

Google is giving users a way to take a break from the constant stream of negative headlines. Its Google Assistant has introduced an experimental feature called "Tell me something good", which delivers a daily selection of positive stories…

NASA's InSight spacecraft crosses halfway mark to Mars

NASA's InSight spacecraft crosses halfway mark to Mars

21-08-2018  comments

NASA’s InSight spacecraft has crossed the halfway point on its journey to Mars, with all of its scientific instruments and major spacecraft systems reported to be functioning properly, the US space agency said.

InSight, short for Interior…

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